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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Summary of Notified Cases of Acute Poliomyelitis—1953.
| No. | Date of Notification | Sex | Age | Hospital | Admd. | Dischd. | Site of Paralysis or Paresis | Severity | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.1.53 | M | 68 | Whipps Cross Hospital St. Anne's, Tottenham | 19.1.53 20.1.53 | 20.1.53 22.1.53 | Speech. Respiration. All limbs | Severe | Died 22.1.53 |
| 2 | 23.4.53 | F | 21 | Not removed | Left leg | Mild | After-care Connaught Hp. Recovered. At work | ||
| 3 | 15.8.53 | M | 19 | Ilford Isolation Hospital | 15.8.53 | 15.9.53 | None | No disability. At work | |
| 4 • | 21.8.53 | F | 31 | Ilford Isolation Hospital | 28.8.53 | 3.10.53 | Left arm and hand | Mild | At work. Some weakness 5th finger (L) |
| 5 | 22.8.53 | F | 8 | Ilford Isolation Hospital | 21.8.53 | 14.9.53 | None | No disability | |
| 6 | 2.9.53 | M | 9 | Eastern Fever Hospital | 2.9.53 | 23.9.53 | None | No disability | |
| 7 | 10.10.53 | F | 10 | St. Anne's, Tottenham | 10.10.53 | 23.11.53 | None | Full recovery | |
| 8 | 31.10.53 | F | 2 | Ilford Isolation Hospital | 9.10.53 | 19.11.53 | Left leg | Very mild | Full recovery |